Something for the weekend - Part 199 - Fairy tale castle

[davescm]

We had some impressive entries to our previous spanner challenge - thanks to all who took part.

This weekend we have a fairy tale castle. Well actually, no, it is a real castle on the North East coast of Scotland and is called Dunrobin Castle. If you are in that area, it is well worth a visit.

I am sure though that the imaging skills in this forum can bring a fairy tale to life in the scene. Will it be a warm tale or will it, today being Friday 13th , have a darker side?

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• Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry.
• Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright, etc.
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• There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!
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Have fun!

Dave

[EuanWilliamson]

The mouse comes to Scotland

[davescm]

The colours-are good but was that Generative Fill? It seems to have done some scary things to the character!

Dave

[EuanWilliamson]

Yes, I really needed to use Firefly beta 2 !

[Dean_Utian]

I can se a Disney influence 🙂

[EuanWilliamson]

Yes!

Old Scottish joke:

"Whats the difference between Bing Crosby and Walt Disney?"

"Bing sings, but Walt disnae"

[Jacob Bugge]

You can also say: The Mouse comes to Scotland, again.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67102341

[EuanWilliamson]

Sadly no, that's in England

[Jacob Bugge]

I know, Euan, but it started with the request by the daughters to go to Scotland; the other bit was just a detour.

[Leslie Moak Murray]

[Trevor.Dennis]

I think the answer might be, 'I'm making a crazy-golf course.'

[davescm]

That's brilliant Leslie - love it !

Dave

[Peru Bob]

[davescm]

Extra points for incorporating a previous SFTW Bob. I remember spending a few days making that.

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

[davescm]

You're getting them all in there Trevor! 

Dave

[jane-e]

‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things:

Of shoes and ships and sealing-wax; of cabbages and kings

And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings.’

— Tweedledee to Alice

Jane

[EuanWilliamson]

Coincidentally, this Sunday in the Sunday Post, a Scottish Sunday publication 😉

 

[davescm]

I was last there a few weeks ago Euan. The castle and grounds are excellent, the weather that day ranged from bright sunshine to torrential rain. A good excuse to go inside and eat though.

Dave

[EuanWilliamson]

The one, and only time I was there, they had an amazing flying bird show.

It mainly comprised of a variety of birds of prey.
You've probably been to a show where they have a parrot flying over your head to the trainers hand.

In this case they were using a peregrine falcon, also known I believe in the US as a duck hawk. It was amazing the speed with which the falcon flew over our heads, almost completely silently. The most impressive display was when it flew down from a great height to the trainers hand. It just appeared out of nowhere.

Apparently a falcon in full dive mode can reach almost 200 mph!

[Jacob Bugge]

Click/RightClick to get closer, Click again to get closer still

[davescm]

How do you play that golf shot Jacob?

Dave

[Jacob Bugge]

That would be by eye, Dave, literally; I see it as a fountain of watchfulness, without a blink, unlike the other watchers using the pond as a mirror.

[Trevor.Dennis]

[EDIT]  This is the forth version, this one has a bow wave and wake added.  Frame animations can be a nightmare to edit once made with things getting out of sync and generally not working, so it's nice moving a Smart Object about the frame as you can edit it like normal and the changes work across all of the frames.

[Jacob Bugge]

Trevor, luckily the watchful fountain has ducked in time to remain undetected from the tour boat, thus evading the fate of being forever hunted like Nessie.